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Costco Wholesale (COST) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Change in Cash for 18 consecutive years, with $1.2 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 19.53% year-over-year to $1.2 billion, compared with a TTM value of $5.0 billion through Feb 2026, up 54.16%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $4.3 billion, up 212.15% over the prior year.
  • Change in Cash was $1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $3.3 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$7.9 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Average Change in Cash over 5 years is $272.5 million, with a median of $1.0 billion recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Change in Cash soared 407.04% in 2023, then plummeted 474.46% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Change in Cash stood at $653.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 407.04% to $3.3 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 69.77% to $1.0 billion in 2024, then surged by 105.39% to $2.1 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 43.29% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Cash for COST at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, $2.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $325.0 million in Q3 2025.